Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Malev is Moving Up

Malev Hungarian Airlines has been in the news lately with aggressive plans. This week they introduced electronic ticketing enhancements. Two weeks ago they were quoted on the selection of Airlogica as their partner in controlling distribution costs. And, speaking of partners, Malev has been invited to be a member of the oneworld global airline alliance. Big stuff in Budapest.

Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Sabre - deja vu all over again

Travel Weekly is reporting that Sabre is offering to pay travel agents for booking A/A. Am I the only one that is reminded of the days when CRS companies were lining up to make fat payments to travel agencies? It didn't make sense way back then and it makes even less sense now. If it was a good business tactic, then Google would pay consumers to enter search requests. The advertisers get the benefit (in this case, the airlines) so they should be paying for the channel.

Monday, August 28, 2006

Airlogica Director Ralph Romberg

Ralph Romberg is a member of the Mayor's Office of Community Development in San Francisco. Mayor Gavin Newsom appointed him in 2004. He also sits on the board of directors for FBLG of Montreal and Airlogica of Dallas. Mr. Romberg served in the US Army during the Korean War. He is a speaker for the Holocaust Center of Northern California. Romberg is a senior retail executive having been a vice-president at I. Magnin and Neiman-Marcus in Dallas.

Sunday, August 27, 2006

Datalex Reports a Rise in Profits

Datalex profits increased during the six-month period, while e-business revenue declined. The company says the decline was expected as they shift away from license fees and towards transaction revenue. A spokesman said the revenue will rise in the future as customers cutover later this year with the transaction model. The TPF consulting remains strong with an upturn in the market.